Springtime.
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Springtime.
Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara, occurs in the middle of March. It marks the beginning of Spring and the time when days and nights are of equal length. The Goddess manifests as Ostara or Eostre with her basket of eggs. She is accompanied by the Hare or Rabbit, a manifestation of the God. Green has been sacred to this Sabbat since ancient times, because it represents the greening of the land with vegetation. This is a festival of new growth.
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/pholi...ngEquinox.html
March 20, is the first day of Spring (the Vernal Equinox), and the Sun is directly above the Equator at a point just east of the African continent at 8:31 a.m. Therefore, the Sun's rays fall on both the Arctic and Antarctic regions at the same time. On this FY-2B visible satellite image taken from about 22,000 miles over the Equator, while the Himalayan Mountains are still snow covered, most of China and central Asia are snow free. The cloud masses in the central Indian Ocean are associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The Indian subcontinent, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma are mostly cloud free since it's now the dry season in this region - monsoon rains generally arrive in mid June.
http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=52736
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/pholi...ngEquinox.html
March 20, is the first day of Spring (the Vernal Equinox), and the Sun is directly above the Equator at a point just east of the African continent at 8:31 a.m. Therefore, the Sun's rays fall on both the Arctic and Antarctic regions at the same time. On this FY-2B visible satellite image taken from about 22,000 miles over the Equator, while the Himalayan Mountains are still snow covered, most of China and central Asia are snow free. The cloud masses in the central Indian Ocean are associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The Indian subcontinent, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma are mostly cloud free since it's now the dry season in this region - monsoon rains generally arrive in mid June.
http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=52736
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Springtime to me is a time of new beginnings, a time of renewal of spirit and a time where the light equals the darkness for the first time in a while, with each day offering more light and less darkness.
Happy Spring!! :e03c
Happy Spring!! :e03c
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Could be JT.
I'd also check if the water drains out of the bathtub clockwise or counterclockwise.
Up here, for today anyway, there's a something in the air.
Soon, the robins will be back, singing their 4 AM song.
Every freakin' morning.
I'd also check if the water drains out of the bathtub clockwise or counterclockwise.
Up here, for today anyway, there's a something in the air.
Soon, the robins will be back, singing their 4 AM song.
Every freakin' morning.
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First day of autumn here and the tub swirls clockwise.....I think
From my bf visiting here from Florida it marks the beginning of hurricane season.
We are sitting here experimenting with stirring our coffee in different directions to see which one takes.
Thanks for this share.
Now, it is driving us crazy, the toilets are different here and don't swirl, I'll have to fill a sink.
From my bf visiting here from Florida it marks the beginning of hurricane season.
We are sitting here experimenting with stirring our coffee in different directions to see which one takes.
Thanks for this share.
Now, it is driving us crazy, the toilets are different here and don't swirl, I'll have to fill a sink.
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http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm
In truth...
Does water go down the drain counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere?
It all depends upon how the water was introduced and the geometric structure of the drain.
Fascinating.
In truth...
Does water go down the drain counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere?
It all depends upon how the water was introduced and the geometric structure of the drain.
Fascinating.
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I think the swirly thing is based on what side of the equator you live on...
There was a toilet flushing thread a while back...it must have been a slow night. Which way does a toilet flush??
There was a toilet flushing thread a while back...it must have been a slow night. Which way does a toilet flush??
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Originally Posted by JT
Cluster post...
The mention of the toilet bowl got my attention JT, as I have developed, for reasons best kept unsaid, an intimate relationship with the apparatus over the years.
Usually in the mornings, by the way...
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well, toilets aren't a good test. But a round sink drained ought to be. And maelstrom does mean whirlpool, but I can't find the particular word for this phenomenon. Now I go to check you new site.
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Originally Posted by liveweyerd
the particular word for this phenomenon.
And once, I was the King of Spain.
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